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Kozani
Sign in to saveKozani (, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of the Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley. The city lies above sea level, northwest of the artificial lake Polyfytos, south-west of Thessaloniki, between the mountains Pieria, Vermio, Vourinos and Askio. The population of the Kozani municipality is over 67,000 people. The climate of the area is continental with cold and dry winters, and hot summers.
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Kozani is a city in Greece, serving as the capital of the Kozani Regional Unit, Western Macedonia Region, and Kozani Municipality. The city has a population of 42,140 and covers an area of 366 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation of 720 meters above sea level and is connected by European route E65. The local dialing code is 24610, and the license plate code is KZ.
The city’s patron saint is Saint Nicholas. Kozani is twinned with Iași, Bristol, Toluca de Lerdo, and Targovishte. Its official name is Κοζάνη, and it falls under the Europe/Athens timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Κοζάνη
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 36,481
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.alt
- Kozani montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article, if it exists. rect 15 17 989 600 Panoramic view of the city of Kozani rect 289 617 650 1016 Municipal Garden of Kozani rect 666 617 989 1016 Historical–Folklore and Natural History Museum of Kozani rect 519 1032 989 1358 Church of Saint Nicholas rect 15 1032 502 1358 View of the nearby Lake Polifytos rect 15 617 273 1016 Nikis Square and its Clock Tower
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Clockwise from top: Panoramic view of the city of Kozani, Municipal Garden of Kozani, Historical–Folklore and Natural History Museum of Kozani, Church of Saint Nicholas, View of the nearby Lake Polifytos, Nikis Square and its Clock Tower.
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 710
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Western Macedonia
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Kozani
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 67224
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 1071.3
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 53174
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 366.0
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 43316
- Greek Dimos.area_community
- 34.371
- Greek Dimos.districts
- 20
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Ioannis Kokkaliaris
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2023
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 501 xx
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 2461
- Greek Dimos.licence
- KZ, MN
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Κοζάνη
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 41066
- Area
- 366
- Elevation
- 720
- Capital of
- Kozani Municipality
- Official website
- cityofkozani.gov.gr
- Image
- Kozani Montage L.png
- Dialing code
- 24610
- Licence plate code
- KZ
- Patron saint
- Saint Nicholas
- Connects with
- European route E65
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- twinned administrative body
- Targovishte
- Commons category
- Kozani
- topic's main category
- Category:Kozani
- Commons gallery
- Κοζάνη
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kozani
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kozani
- native label
- Κοζάνη
- postal code
- 501 xx (xx=31 or 32)
- P12749
- Warendorf District
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|260px|right|Saint Nikolaos clock tower
Get around
thumb|380px|right|Map of Kozani center, [[Greece.]]
See
The church of Agios Nikolaos 350 years old. Other attractions include the Grigorios Vourkas Mansion and the Georgios Lassanis Mansion . The second one lies in a central square, named Lassani Square. The Municipal Park Kouri, the Park of Agios Dimitrios where you can see the Cultural Center and the Municipal Theatre of Kozani, and the hill of Xenia with the nice view of all the city
Buy
There are many shops downtown.
Eat
The choices for eating are Taverns (Ταβέρνα) where mostly meat dishes are served, Restaurants (Εστιατόριο) where Greek dishes can be found (there are Italian and Chinese restaurants also), Psistaries (Ψησταριά) (Grill houses) where the main dish is grilled meat, Fast Food choices are local Souvlatzidika (Οβελιστήριο or Σουβλατζίδικο) where souvlaki is served, and typical fast food chains such as Goody's and Everest.
People in Greece usually eats late in the evening (21:00 - 24:00), during the day most Taverns, Psistaries and Restaurants are closed. However, Fast Food restaurants are open all day long.
Drink
Winter bars, pubs and clubs, usually close down during summer. Most of them have a different facility for the summer.
Sleep
There are many hotels in Kozani. Most are in center. Car parking could be hard to find in the center of Kozani.
Go next
The bridge above the lake of Polyfytos. It is the longest bridge in Greece with 1372 meters length.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Ottoman period
- Balkan wars
- Modern times
- Economy
- Sites of interest
- Downtown sites of interest
- Nearby sites of interest
- Media
- Newspapers
- Television
- Radio
- Historical population
- Transport
- Government
- Province
- Climate
- Education
- Culture
- Festivals and events
- Cuisine
- Notable people
- Sports
- International relations
- See also
- References
- External links
Kozani (, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of the Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley. The city lies above sea level, northwest of the artificial lake Polyfytos, south-west of Thessaloniki, between the mountains Pieria, Vermio, Vourinos and Askio. The population of the Kozani municipality is over 67,000 people. The climate of the area is continental with cold and dry winters, and hot summers.
Kozani is the home of the University of Western Macedonia, with about 15,000 students from all over Greece and other places. It is also the seat of West Macedonia's court of appeal, police department, fire brigade, the seat of the 1st Army Corps of the Hellenic Army and of the Bishop of Servia and Kozani.thumb|Prefecture buildingOne of the most important aspects of local folklore is Kozani's carnival at the end of the winter, which retains much of the profanity of the ancient Dionysiac cult. Kozani is renowned in Greece and abroad for the production of saffron (Krokos Kozanis), in the nearby town of Krokos.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kozani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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